It's sometimes easy to recognize
scams as they're happening.
But then there are scams that have worked their way into our lives, we don't even recognize them anymore.
Over at
r/AskReddit, we got to see some scams that people have come to accept over time.
1
'Service fees' are just an artificial way to pretend prices are lower than they really are. 'That's only $15! (Plus $10 in service fees)' just say its $25! -u/srcarruth
2
Getting students/interns to work for free while treating them poorly. -u/yk003
3
So many scams in dentistry. I’ve been in the industry for 12 years and it’s amazing how common it is. So easy to tell someone they need a bunch of treatment they don’t really need. -u/Legacy0904
4
Rent to Own, coming from someone who worked for Rent A Center for 3 1/2 years. -u/El-ChuPugcabra
5
Unpaid overtime. Any work you can’t complete in your paid hours should be done by an extra employee the company pays for. By doing unpaid overtime you are ‘paying’ for the cost of your time and donating that to your employer. If a company can’t afford to pay its employees for all their time working and still remain profitable, they are not a viable business and need to restructure their processes and/or pricing. If they can afford to pay it but choose not to they are stealing from you. -u/Fraerie
6
Free trials that auto enroll you at the end. -u/BADMANvegeta_
7
Fake reviews. They are everywhere now. I don’t even trust Reddit or YouTube comments sometimes because I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s company plants commenting about how great their product is. -u/ndcdshed
8
Extra fees on travel or actually any e-commerce purchase. Convenience fees or whatever you name them. -u/jackof47trades
9
Branded Diets. No company that you pay to help you diet is invested in your success. They make money when you fail and keep returning. They're all a scam. You're more likely to end up with an eating disorder than permanent weight loss. -u/givesyouhel
10
Funeral industry -u/username802
12
Cups with so much ice that you only get 4 oz of a drink in a 20 oz cup. -u/your99thproblem
13
Extended warranties on anything you could easily afford to replace. -u/Malgaras
14
Black Friday -u/rottenblues
15
Printer ink being overpriced. -u/Bradley_Snooper
16
The fact existing customers aren’t automatically moved to better deals once their contract ends. They hope you won’t switch and pay the premium. -u/zer0mike
17
Outlet malls. There was a great Adam Ruins Everything on them about how you are not actually getting marked down high end products, just special cheaply made products created by brands for outlet malls. -LbGuns
18
News stations can lie to you as long as they classify it as entertainment. -u/rittenalready
19
Fast fashion: The reason why your clothes don't look good after you start wearing them is because they were meant to break/fade after the first wash. So you can keep buying more and more. -u/totue13
20
Fake download buttons. -u/WingBarbaque
21
Selling a "pint" of beer that really just contains 14 oz instead of 16 (US size). That's not even mentioning "false" pints that have a thicker glass bottom. -u/TallDudeInSC
22
Social media influencer who get away with endorsing horrible products. -u/Dreamjournal7
23
Insurance, you spend most of your life giving them money, then when you need it they turn over every stone to figure out how to deny you care. -u/Gravemindzombie
24
Credit scores. Paid off my student loans. 6 months later, couldn't get a credit card because I didn't have enough credit history. Those bastards want to keep you in debt so you keep paying them interest rather than being actually responsible with money. Burn it all down. -u/lastcallface
25
Manufactured obsolescence and the right to repair. -u/Shnoochieboochies
